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Kinetica Labs is a company based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, specializing in sensing and simulation technology. It provides innovative Motion Capture technology that transforms video footage into precise posture data, enabling the assessment of ergonomic risks in the workplace without relying on markers, suits, or sensors. In addition to its core technology, Kinetica Labs offers a range of services including insurance consultancy, safety audits, ergonomic assessments, and physical therapy services, catering to clients seeking to enhance workplace safety and employee well-being.

Cloud services have become ubiquitous to all major 21st century economic activities. However, cloud services and technologies can be significantly more powerful than they are now. A persistent barrier to further advancement has been the lack of a large-scale and open cloud research platforms. With funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Chameleon project will provide such a large-scale platform to the open research community allowing them explore transformative concepts in deeply programmable cloud services, design, and core technologies. Chameleon will allow users to explore problems ranging from the creation of Software as a Service to kernel support for virtualization. This broad range of supported research includes many other areas such as developing Platforms as a Service, creating new and optimizing existing Infrastructure as a Service components, investigating software-defined networking, and optimizing virtualization technologies. The Chameleon testbed, will be deployed at the University of Chicago and the Texas Advanced Computing Center and will consist of 650 multi-core cloud nodes, 5PB of total disk space, and leverage 100 Gbps connection between the sites. While a large part of the testbed will consist of homogenous hardware to support large-scale experiments, a portion of it will support heterogeneous units allowing experimentation with high-memory, large-disk, low-power, GPU, and co-processor units. The project will also leverage existing FutureGrid hardware at the University of Chicago and the Texas Advanced Computing Center in its first year to provide a transition period for the existing FutureGrid community of experimental users. To support the broad range of experiments experiments described above, the project will support a graduated configuration system allowing full user configurability of the software stack, from provisioning of bare metal and network interconnects to delivery of fully functioning cloud environments. A special feature of Chameleon is that it provides for an exceptionally close integration of clouds and networks, which substantially enhances the capabilities of both. In addition, to facilitate experiments, Chameleon will support a set of services designed to meet researchers needs, including support for experimental management, reproducibility, and repositories of trace and workload data of production cloud workloads. The project is led by the Computation Institute at the University of Chicago and partners from the Texas Advanced Computing Center at the University of Texas at Austin, the International Center for Advanced Internet Research at Northwestern University, the Ohio State University, and University of Texas at San Antonio, comprising a highly qualified and experienced team. The team includes members from the NSF supported FutureGrid project and from the GENI community, both forerunners of the NSFCloud solicitation under which this project is funded. Chameleon will also form a set of partnerships with commercial and academic clouds, such as Rackspace, CERN and Open Science Data Cloud (OSDC), and will partner with other testbeds, notably GENI and INRIA's Grid'5000 testbed.

Chromatic 3D Materials specializes in developing advanced 3D printing materials that enhance the durability and functionality of manufactured goods. The company focuses on an additive manufacturing platform that produces robust rubber parts using innovative elastomer materials, including polyurethanes. This technology employs reactive extrusion additive manufacturing, which leverages chemical reactions to create industrial-strength elastomeric components. As a result, manufacturers gain access to materials that exhibit adaptability, resilience, flexibility, and sustainability, allowing for a wide range of novel product designs. Chromatic 3D Materials aims to transform the landscape of 3D printing by providing the necessary materials for creating durable and functional designs.

Chromatic 3D Materials specializes in developing advanced 3D printing materials that enhance the durability and functionality of manufactured goods. The company focuses on an additive manufacturing platform that produces robust rubber parts using innovative elastomer materials, including polyurethanes. This technology employs reactive extrusion additive manufacturing, which leverages chemical reactions to create industrial-strength elastomeric components. As a result, manufacturers gain access to materials that exhibit adaptability, resilience, flexibility, and sustainability, allowing for a wide range of novel product designs. Chromatic 3D Materials aims to transform the landscape of 3D printing by providing the necessary materials for creating durable and functional designs.

Renuvix is a manufacturer of bio-based resins and polymers, catering to formulators in various industries including paints, coatings, composites, adhesives, cosmetics, and personal care products. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Fargo, North Dakota, the company focuses on developing innovative resin and synthetic rubber solutions. Renuvix's products enable formulators to achieve lower volatile organic compound emissions in paints and coatings, while also enhancing the performance characteristics of thermosets through high cross-link density.

Renuvix is a manufacturer of bio-based resins and polymers, catering to formulators in various industries including paints, coatings, composites, adhesives, cosmetics, and personal care products. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Fargo, North Dakota, the company focuses on developing innovative resin and synthetic rubber solutions. Renuvix's products enable formulators to achieve lower volatile organic compound emissions in paints and coatings, while also enhancing the performance characteristics of thermosets through high cross-link density.

Packet Digital, LLC is based in Fargo, North Dakota, and specializes in designing, developing, and marketing advanced power management solutions for portable electronic devices and embedded systems. Founded in 2003, the company produces power management integrated circuits under the PowerSage brand, which are utilized in various applications including personal digital assistants, multimedia players, laptops, and wireless sensors. Packet Digital's patented On-Demand Power technology enhances battery life in portable electronics and optimizes power consumption in embedded systems, catering to consumer electronics and military sectors. In addition to its product offerings, the company provides engineering and design services focused on power management and wireless technologies, supporting a diverse range of platforms and applications, from individual devices to larger systems like the power grid.

MWCC provides relevant, high quality learning opportunities and services that respond to diverse student and community needs, foster student success, and stimulate civic, workforce, and economic vitality.

Packet Digital, LLC is based in Fargo, North Dakota, and specializes in designing, developing, and marketing advanced power management solutions for portable electronic devices and embedded systems. Founded in 2003, the company produces power management integrated circuits under the PowerSage brand, which are utilized in various applications including personal digital assistants, multimedia players, laptops, and wireless sensors. Packet Digital's patented On-Demand Power technology enhances battery life in portable electronics and optimizes power consumption in embedded systems, catering to consumer electronics and military sectors. In addition to its product offerings, the company provides engineering and design services focused on power management and wireless technologies, supporting a diverse range of platforms and applications, from individual devices to larger systems like the power grid.